I have 10 of the Sweet 16 still on my board, which make my selections only a bit less valid than anything put together by somebody who went by team colors, school mascots or backup point guards' birthdays. Here's the breakdown:

-- Minneapolis Regional: All four still alive (Villanova, Boston College, Florida & Georgetown). What can I say? I'm an oracle.

-- Atlanta Regional: Two alive (Duke & Texas), two gone (Syracuse and Iowa). I picked Syracuse because I live here, and I picked Iowa because I used to live there. So much for domestic loyalty.

-- Oakland Regional: Two alive (UCLA & Gonzaga), two gone (Bucknell & Pittsburgh). I picked Bucknell because Charles Lee is my favorite collegiate student/athlete (as opposed to athlete/student . . . or just plain athlete) in America, and I picked Pittsburgh because I believed the Panthers would be too afraid to to face Carl Krauser in the locker room if they lost.

-- Washington Regional: Two alive (Connecticut & Wichita State), two gone (Illinois & North Carolina). I picked Illinois because Dee Brown is pretty impressive from the neck up in a few different ways, and I picked North Carolina because Tyler Hansbrough is the next Christian Laettner (college version).

It turns out that I'm still alive with my original Final Four forecast of UConn, Duke, UCLA and Villanova, so I still have a chance to look only as dumb as a speed bump. After picking the Orange, the Hawkeyes, the Bison, the Panthers, the Illini and the Tar Heels to advance in this thing . . . I'll take it.

In the meantime . . . go, Shockers! Go, Patriots!

Oh, and for ripping the Tournament inclusion of Wichita State and George Mason, go, Billy Packer and Jim Nantz, too! To the far side of the River Styx.